ESF:MPV_CSES Civil Society-Economy-State - Course Information

MPV_CSES Civil Society, Economy and the State

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Jakub Hlávka, Ph.D., M.A. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Hyánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jakub Pejcal, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Vladimír Hyánek, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:50 S311, except Wed 18. 9., except Wed 6. 11.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 5/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 29 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This course shall enhance students' comprehension of the characteristics, determinants and consequences of collective action with regard to the economy and public policy-making in liberal democracies.

Learning outcomes

After the course the students shall be familiar with basic theories, concepts and arguments on the role of economic determinants and context in the research on civil society, collective action and its interaction with the state and public policies.

Syllabus

• 1. Civil Society as Nonprofit sector
• Main research traditions
• Two dimensions of nonprofit and voluntary action
• Nonprofit Labour Economics
• * Workshop with expert on civil society as nonprofit sector
• 2. Civil Society and Economy
• Economic explanations of collective action
• Case study: Trade unions
• Case study: Great Recession and economic collective action
• * Workshop with expert on civil society and economy
• 3. Civil Society and Public Policies
• Government, Advocacy and Civil Society: the Government-Nonprofit Partnership
• Case study: Combating extremism and hate speech
• Case study: Immigration policies in the context of the refugee crisis
• * Workshop with expert on civil society and public policies

Literature

recommended literature
• TILLY, Charles and Sidney G. TARROW. Contentious politics. Boulder, Colo.: Paradigm Publishers, 2007, xiii, 245. ISBN 9781594512469. URL info
• Nonprofits & governmentcollaboration & conflict. Edited by Elizabeth T. Boris - C. Eugene Steuerle. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Press, 2006, xii, 453 p. ISBN 9780877668237. info
• POWELL, Walter W and Richard STEINBERG. The nonprofit sector: a research handbook. 2nd ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, 659 pp. ISBN 0-300-10903-2. info
• Social movements and organization theory. Edited by Gerald F. Davis. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xviii, 434. ISBN 0521548365. info
• OLSON, Mancur. The logic of collective action : public goods and the theory of groups. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1971, x, 186. ISBN 0674537513. info

Teaching methods

lectures, seminar discussions with experts

Assessment methods

submission/presentation of position papers (60%), submission of final paper (40%)

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: We prefer MA students, but we also accept BA students with strong motivations.

• Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  
• Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/econ/autumn2024/MPV_CSES